Cocktails with Condensed milk
Condensed milk is cow’s milk with most of the water boiled off and a lot of sugar added — a thick, very sweet concentrate.
How it's used
It does the job of both syrup and cream, which is why it suits blended tropical drinks, dessert drinks and Vietnamese iced coffee. It is very sweet, so if you adjust a recipe, change it in small steps.
Substitutes for Condensed milk
Cream and syrup
Mix 2 parts syrup with 1 part heavy cream. Pour this blend in the same amount. It matches the fat content but yields a thinner texture.
Homemade condensed milk
Simmer 450 ml of milk with 140 g of sugar for 35–40 minutes, stirring often, until reduced by half. It comes out as sweet as the canned kind.
Sweetened condensed coconut milk
Works one for one and adds a coconut taste.
Evaporated milk
It has no added sugar at all. For every 30 ml of condensed milk, pour 30 ml of evaporated milk and about 20 ml of syrup.
Storage
A sealed tin keeps for ages; once opened, refrigerate it and use within about a week.
